Samuel Kinkaid
Taken from 'The History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois' first published in 1883, page 301: "Samuel Kincaid was a...
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Nov 17, 20231 min read
Killed by Mail Bag 1891
Sumner Press January 8, 1891 New Year's afternoon, we regret to say that Andrew Lackey, one of our oldest citizens, was fatally injured....
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Nov 13, 20232 min read
Dr. John R. Thompson
Dr. John Richardson Thompson was born May 13, 1878 on Allison Prairie. His father's name was John and his mother's name was Eliza...
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Nov 10, 20232 min read
Lukin Boy Joined Canadian Army
Daily Register-Republican published in Mount Carmel Illinois on Aug 29, 1918 page 2: Marshal W King of south of Bridgeport received a...
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Nov 3, 20231 min read
Happy Halloween
Phil Alsman, Principal of Arlington School 1990
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Oct 31, 20231 min read
Orphan Train Passenger
Rochelle Gridley, a librarian and amateur historian in McLean County, IL. has researched and published information about the Orphan...
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Oct 24, 20234 min read
Aaron Shaw, State's Attorney for Elizabeth Reed's Trial
Aaron Shaw was born December 19, 1811 near Goshen, New York. He attended Montgomery Academy in New York and studied law at Goshen. Shaw...
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Oct 17, 20232 min read
Phil Benefiel
Lawrence County News July 17, 1952 Benefiel Recipient of National Recognition “When Philip B. Benefiel of Lawrenceville was elected...
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Oct 13, 20231 min read
Attention: Ruark's
William F Ruark has been reported as the son of John C and Mary Smith Ruark born about 1815. While the Native Americans had vacated the...
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Oct 4, 20233 min read
Divorces and Photographs
Because the 1890 census was destroyed in a fire, genealogists often have trouble trying to figure out what happened to their families...
Lawrence Lore
Oct 2, 20231 min read